Emancipation : the making of the black lawyer, 1844-1944

"__Emancipation__ is an important and impressive work; one cannot read it without being inspired by the legal acumen, creativity, and resiliency these pioneer lawyers displayed. . . . It should be read by everyone interested in understanding the road African-Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead."—From the Foreword, by Justice Thurgood Marshall "Emancipation is the first truly comprehensive reference book covering the first one hundred years of African Americans in the legal profession. Other legal historians and biographers must take Smith's work as a starting point for gauging the impact Black lawyers and institutions have had upon the evolution of the American legal profession."--Black Issues in Higher Education "The sheer quantity of information contained in Emancipation is overwhelming; the impact of page after page of data, stories and lives, and the thousands of detailed, extensive footnotes and documentation is simply overpowering. It is a monumental achievement."--Southern University Law Review "A remarkable piece of scholarship. . . . Emancipation contains a wealth of information previously unknown even to those who consider themselves well-informed about African-American history. . . . It will, I am sure, serve as the definitive authority on the history of black lawyers for years to come."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Emancipation is an important and impressive work; one cannot read it without being inspired by the legal acumen, creativity, and resiliency these pioneer lawyers displayed. . . . It should be read by everyone interested in understanding the road African-Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead."--From the Foreword by Justice Thurgood Marshall J. Clay Smith, Jr., is Professor of Law and formerly Dean at the Howard University School of Law. He has served as President of the Washington Bar Association and as National President of the Federal Bar Association. He was appointed U.S. Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by President Jimmy Carter and later served as Acting Chairman under President Ronald Reagan. He is the author of Rebels in Law: Voices in History of Black Women Lawyers. Foreword / Thurgood Marshall -- 1. Black Students In White Law Schools And The Black Law Schools -- 2. New England: The Genesis Of The Black Lawyer -- 3. The Atlantic States -- 4. The Southeastern States -- 5. The Southern States -- 6. The Southwestern States -- 7. The Northeastern States -- 8. The Northwestern States -- 9. The Pacific States -- 10. National White And Black Bar Groups And The State Black Bar Groups -- Appendix 1. The First Black Lawyers, 1844-1944 -- Appendix 2. U.s. Census: The Number Of Lawyers In Each State/territory By Race And Sex, 1850-1940. J. Clay Smith, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [639]-661) And Index.